The takeout boxes you typically get with Chinese food are great, but it's not exactly easy to eat directly out of the box. If you don't have a plate on hand, food blog Foodbeast shows off a simple way to unfold the box itself into a plate.

All you need to do is pull back the glue on the sides of the boxes, unfold, and then you have a plate. You should be able to do the same thing with the containers that have the wire handle too, but you'll have to remove the handle first. It's not exactly the world's most perfect plate, but it should work in a pinch.